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REEL AROUND THE FOUNTAIN
As far as Smiths songs go, this is somewhat easy.
chords are picked through, bass tab on the
bottom
capo up two frets (so when you see an E, it's like playing a D)
A E
It's ..
g------------------------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------0-----2----------2-2--2-
a------0----0---0---------0---0---4--------------------------
e-1----------------------------------------------------------
F#m D A
and ..
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-2--2-2-0---------------------0--0-0-----------------------------
a----------4----------4---------------4---0---0-0--0--0---0-0-----
e------------2--2--2-------2------------2-----------------------0-
E
time ..
g--------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------0------2----------2-2--2-
a-0----0---0---------0---0--4----------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------
F#m A
and ..
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-2-------2-2-0-4---------------0------`-0------------------------
a--------------------------4--------------------4----0---0-0---0--
e------------------2--2--2---2---------------------2--------------
A G#m Gmaj7 F#m Bm
Reel ..
g--------------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------------
a-0----0-----------------------------------------2----------2--------
e----2----4---3---------------3--3--3--2--2-2--2----------------2---2
Gmaj7 F#m E
I'll ...
g------------------------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------------------
a-2--2-2--0-0--------------------------4---------------------
e--------------3--3---3-3--3--3--3-3-----2--2-2--2--2--0--0--
A E F#m A
Fifteen ..
g------------------------------------------------------
d---------0----------------2---------------------------
a-0--4------------4--------------------0-0-4-------4---
e-----------------------------2--2-3-------------------
E D A E
no ..
g------------------------------------------------------------
d-2----0-----------------------------------------------------
a--------4-2-0-----0-0-2--2----0-----------------------------
e-----------------------------------0---4-------------4-4----
D E A
they ..
g------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------0-------0-------0--0-2-2-------------------------
a-0-------------------0---0----------0-----4-0-----------4---
e-----------------------2------------------------------------
E F#m A E D A
Oh ..
g-------------------------------------------------------------
d-2--------------------------2------0-------------------------
a------------0---0----4----4----------4-2-0----0-0--2-2----0--
e-----2--2-4--------------------------------------------------
E D Bm7
were ..
g-------------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------0--------------0-------0-0--------
a----------------------0---------------------0---0----0-0--2--
e------0-4------4-4----------------------------2--------------
D Bm7
oh ...
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d----------------------------0-0----0--------0--0-----------------
a-2---0----2-------2---0--------------0---0-------0---0-2-2---0---
e---2---2------------2----2-------------2-----------2-------2---2-
D Bm7 D
g--------------------------------------------------------
d------------0--0-------0--0---------------------------0-
a-2--2---0--------0---0------0---0-2--2---0----2---0-----
e------2---2--------2----------2--------2---2----2---2---
E
It's..(next verse)
g----------------------
d--0-------2--2-2--2---
a----0---0-----------4-
e------2---------------
There ya go! A quick rap up pf the chords (remember, capo up two
frets. All numbers are counted from the second fret (i.e., second
fret = 0).
A E F#m D G#m Gmaj7 Bm Bm7
e-3-4-0---0-4---0-----0--0--
b-0-5-0---1-4---1-----1--1--
g-0-4-0---0-4---2-----2--0--
d-0-0-2---2-6---3-----2--2--
a-2-0-----3-----------------
e-3-------------------------
enjoy
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- Reel Around The Fountain (Chords)
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Last Updated: March 3, 2026